Goodguys Autocross
WWHAT IS GOODGUYS AUTOCROSS? IT’S THE ENGINE REVIN’, TIRE screechin’, race against the clock action going on within the Goodguys events. Professionals and Goodguys members alike compete for the fastest time on tight street courses trying to beat the clock and avoid the cones. At each national event, qualifying is on Friday and Saturday until 3 p.m. Sessions include PRO-X, PRO, TR, SM and HR classes, so everyone has the same amount of runs each day. At around 3 p.m., class winners with the fastest overall qualifying times are announced to set the four four-car ladders. These 16 cars and drivers—four PRO-X, four PRO, four SM, two TR and two Hr—set the shootouts. If a class doesn’t have enough entries, it will be filled with cars from another class.
Autocrosser of the Year
To become the o cial Goodguys Autocrosser of the Year, you must compete in a minimum of five event shootouts with the same car. Your truck must be 1987 or older at the national events, a minimum vehicle weight of 3,500 pounds and a maximum front tire size of 305 mm.
Any vehicle with a bed, panel trucks, deliveries, El Caminos and Rancheros will be in this class. Trucks from 1940 and older are not required to run fenders, roof or hood sides, although it must have a roll bar if no roof. Fuel tanks do not have to be in stock location but must be securely mounted.
Each event you compete in, you will earn points based on your time to complete one lap on the course. You earn 10 points for first place and one point for tenth place. To be class points winner, you will have the best combined total from the best five events during the season, along with the shootout points from that event. Two events can be a get-togethers, but three or more must be national events.
Cone Penalty Diagram
If you’re racing a two-lap track and hit a cone on your first lap, you must drive around the chalk box on the next lap to avoid another 2-second penalty. The chalk box becomes the cone on the second lap no matter where the cone is located as the cone is considered a “dead cone.”
Duel in the Desert Shootout
Goodguys 2020 Autocross Duel in the Desert will take place at the 23rd Southwest Nationals in
Scottsdale, Arizona, on Nov. 2021, 2020. There will be 32 vehicles and 32 drivers. Friday entries into the shootout run with everyone trying to race their way into the finals.
Saturday at 11am, 32 cars will have qualifying runs before lunch and at 1pm. This will set the ladder for the shootout. At 2pm, eliminations start from the bottom of the 32-car ladder. There will be a run-o after the fourth round to decide third and fourth place. At the end of the day, they will have the winner of the Goodguys “Duel in the Desert” Autocross and the Autocrosser of the Year!